Jane Elaine (Palmer) Rausch and James Dean Johnson were united in marriage July 1, 2017 surrounded by their family and close friends in one of the historic family farm barns at their home in rural Waterville/Monona. Officiating the ceremony was Loretta Muffett, niece and goddaughter of the groom.
The bride is the daughter of Norbert and Nola (Enyart) Palmer of Waukon, and the granddaughter of the late Emmett and Evelyn (Klees) Palmer, and Russell and Adeline (Smith) Enyart.
The groom is the son of the late Levi and Drucilla (Buege) Johnson of Waukon, and the grandson of the late Leo and Ruth (Ralston) Johnson and Ferdinand and Florence (Harris) Buege.
The parents of the bride were escorted down the aisle by the groom, and the bride was escorted down the aisle by her sons, Benjamin and Michael Rausch, to the songs “When I Say I Do” and “The Day Before You”.